In a significant legal breakthrough, the Madras High Court has allowed former India captain MS Dhoni to proceed with questioning television channels in connection with his ₹100 crore defamation suit filed back in 2014. Dhoni had taken legal action against News Nation, Zee Media, and retired IPS officer G Sampath Kumar after his name was allegedly dragged into the 2013 IPL match-fixing controversy. The court’s latest ruling comes as a relief to the Chennai Super Kings icon, who has consistently denied any involvement in the scandal. According to a Financial Express report, the court has now given Dhoni permission to serve interrogatories (formal written questions under oath) on the TV channels to uncover the basis of their accusations. WATCH: Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma's Vrindavan visit after Test retirement TV channel’s bid to stall Dhoni dismissed by court News Nation had contested Dhoni’s move to question them, arguing that their previous counsel had “mistakenly” accepted the interrogatory process and that the cricketer was using the move to delay proceedings. They filed a review plea, hoping to reverse the earlier order. However, Justice AA Nakkiran rejected the channel’s objection, stating there was no merit in their plea. The court clarified that reviews are only permitted in cases of glaring errors or gross injustice, neither of which applied in this instance. Also READ: Alyssa Healy reveals chaos after IPL 2025 PBKS vs DC blackout With the court’s go-ahead, Dhoni can now seek specific answers from the channel over the basis of its reporting that linked him to the 2013 IPL scandal, allowing him to press ahead with his long-standing fight to clear his name. Notably, the 2013 IPL match-fixing controversy rocked Indian cricket after Gurunath Meiyappan (a Chennai Super Kings official) and Raj Kundra (a Rajasthan Royals co-owner) were accused of betting and spot-fixing. The RM Lodha Committee, appointed by the Supreme Court, later handed both teams two-year suspensions from the IPL. Gurunath and Kundra were banned for life from cricket-related activities. The scandal led to questions about the credibility of the tournament and brought lasting reputational damage to players and franchises, prompting Dhoni’s legal action to defend his name.